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So, even the forums can be dangerous to new players.

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Nivada
Blue Republic
RvB - BLUE Republic
#21 - 2016-01-06 14:06:18 UTC
And I know the thread is unlikely to actually help anyone for the reasons Solceist pointed out, but I still like to point things out when I see them. The social engineering aspect is pretty unique to EVE and a lot of players coming from other games probably don't realize how impactfull the forums can be on your gameplay in EVE.
Sturmwolke
#22 - 2016-01-06 14:23:03 UTC
The forum has always been part of the EVE metagame, since the beginning.
It's a wonderful filter for the ignoramus types.
Annemariela Antonela
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#23 - 2016-01-06 14:31:10 UTC
Lots of places on the Internet are "dangerous." Forums, chat rooms, social nets-- all offer a megaphone for various kinds of idiocy, to be chiseled in digital stone forever. The sharks will sit back and let you do it too. Always assume the waters are infested, and don't be the chum.

“Culture is like a smog. To live within it, you must breathe some of it in and, inevitably, be contaminated.”

― Richard K. Morgan, Altered Carbon
Nivada
Blue Republic
RvB - BLUE Republic
#24 - 2016-01-06 14:36:25 UTC
Annemariela Antonela wrote:
Lots of places on the Internet are "dangerous." Forums, chat rooms, social nets-- all offer a megaphone for various kinds of idiocy, to be chiseled in digital stone forever. The sharks will sit back and let you do it too. Always assume the waters are infested, and don't be the chum.


Yeah this.
You summed it up better than I did.
Jenn aSide
Soul Machines
The Initiative.
#25 - 2016-01-06 15:12:38 UTC
The premis of this thread is kind of silly. Most EVE players (including corp recruiters) don't even know this forum exists, and most that do ignore it. Hell, I've watched FAMOUS Reddit/something awful/4chan/whatever craplords join various EVE corps at will.

If anything, posting stupid stuff might be a leg up into some corps.
Solecist Project
#26 - 2016-01-06 15:17:06 UTC
Jenn aSide wrote:
The premis of this thread is kind of silly. Most EVE players (including corp recruiters) don't even know this forum exists, and most that do ignore it. Hell, I've watched FAMOUS Reddit/something awful/4chan/whatever craplords join various EVE corps at will.

If anything, posting stupid stuff might be a leg up into some corps.

How the frell did you get into TEST???

XD

That ringing in your ears you're experiencing right now is the last gasping breathe of a dying inner ear as it got thoroughly PULVERISED by the point roaring over your head at supersonic speeds. - Tippia
Jenn aSide
Soul Machines
The Initiative.
#27 - 2016-01-06 15:18:16 UTC
Solecist Project wrote:
Jenn aSide wrote:
The premis of this thread is kind of silly. Most EVE players (including corp recruiters) don't even know this forum exists, and most that do ignore it. Hell, I've watched FAMOUS Reddit/something awful/4chan/whatever craplords join various EVE corps at will.

If anything, posting stupid stuff might be a leg up into some corps.

How the frell did you get into TEST???

XD


I met the requirements for entry. It's called "a Pulse" Twisted
Solecist Project
#28 - 2016-01-06 15:22:22 UTC
Still better than BRAVE. ^_^

TEST Alliance, Best Alliance! <3

That ringing in your ears you're experiencing right now is the last gasping breathe of a dying inner ear as it got thoroughly PULVERISED by the point roaring over your head at supersonic speeds. - Tippia
Violet Hurst
Fedaya Recon
#29 - 2016-01-06 15:24:01 UTC
Jenn aSide wrote:
I met the requirements for entry. It's called "a Pulse" Twisted


I always thought this was their test for new applicants.
Ria Nieyli
Nieyli Enterprises
SL33PERS
#30 - 2016-01-06 15:55:45 UTC
If anything, reading these forums have made me a lot more cautious of prospective corporations, rather than the other way around.
Iria Ahrens
Space Perverts and Forum Pirates
#31 - 2016-01-06 21:05:39 UTC
Shrug, while there are corps that would reject your application, there are plenty of other corps that wouldn't. If other players like you, they will forgive past stupidities, especially if you show you got your act together.

My choice of pronouns is based on your avatar. Even if I know what is behind the avatar.
Ibutho Inkosi
Doomheim
#32 - 2016-01-07 08:10:22 UTC
If it's not on the first page, I don't read it. If it's 2012, it's got too much dust on it to read.
If a CEO is thumbing through forum posts to make a recruitment decision, I'll save him some time.
I wouldn't be in a corp with a CEO that's so either tiny-minded, or petty.

As long as the tale of the hunt is told by the hunter, and not the lion, it will favor the hunter.
Droidster
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#33 - 2016-01-07 22:33:28 UTC
Very true, very true. It's like that old Japanese saying, "The nail that stands up is hammered down."

People like their followers to say nothing and just do their job.
lmmortalist
lmmortality Associates
#34 - 2016-01-07 23:36:56 UTC
A few thoughts

-Eve is supposed to be harsh for new (and old) players, so why not the forums as well

-Eve employment history can be compared to the real life history as well I guess. Can't really see the problem in this one though, because if someone doesn't like the actions you've done in the past, I say **** 'em. Too many people are constantly obsessed about what the others might think of them, letting this limit their actions

-Had a great time reading through that thread again (had no recollection whatsoever of writing a reply there as well back in 2012), thank you for letting me relive those moments Lol
Nivada
Blue Republic
RvB - BLUE Republic
#35 - 2016-01-08 02:04:18 UTC
lmmortalist wrote:
A few thoughts

-Eve is supposed to be harsh for new (and old) players, so why not the forums as well

-Eve employment history can be compared to the real life history as well I guess. Can't really see the problem in this one though, because if someone doesn't like the actions you've done in the past, I say **** 'em. Too many people are constantly obsessed about what the others might think of them, letting this limit their actions

-Had a great time reading through that thread again (had no recollection whatsoever of writing a reply there as well back in 2012), thank you for letting me relive those moments Lol


No problem :)
I'm not saying it's bad, just commenting on it as I hadn't really thought about it until I read that thread.
Solecist Project
#36 - 2016-01-08 02:18:16 UTC
Nivada wrote:
lmmortalist wrote:
A few thoughts

-Eve is supposed to be harsh for new (and old) players, so why not the forums as well

-Eve employment history can be compared to the real life history as well I guess. Can't really see the problem in this one though, because if someone doesn't like the actions you've done in the past, I say **** 'em. Too many people are constantly obsessed about what the others might think of them, letting this limit their actions

-Had a great time reading through that thread again (had no recollection whatsoever of writing a reply there as well back in 2012), thank you for letting me relive those moments Lol


No problem :)
I'm not saying it's bad, just commenting on it as I hadn't really thought about it until I read that thread.

Just imagine someone nuts enough openly declares GD as pvp zone ...
... with a sticky at the top, mqkingnsure everyone knows at first look!

It would be almost like it is, but much better!

And instead of needing to protect anyone ...
... a well thought out initial post would solve almost all problems before they even come up!

What always bothers me about CCPs rules regarding the web ...
... is that they don't stay true to their sandbox at least at the one place that matters!

The one place the worst of the worst gather up ...
... not only here, but in many other games as well!


General Discussions!


Us here are actually pretty moderate... *cough*

That ringing in your ears you're experiencing right now is the last gasping breathe of a dying inner ear as it got thoroughly PULVERISED by the point roaring over your head at supersonic speeds. - Tippia
Mike Azariah
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#37 - 2016-01-08 02:30:24 UTC
Simple questions like 'do you still feel the same ways as when you posted 'x'?" Move on from there.

Yes our digital fingerprints smear. Anyone on the net should be aware of that. Not just in the forums.

m

Mike Azariah  ┬──┬ ¯|(ツ)/¯
Riot Girl
You'll Cowards Don't Even Smoke Crack
#38 - 2016-01-08 17:00:27 UTC
In my experience, any corp or alliance that actually checks the posting history or killboards of their applicants, soon ends up being terrorised off the face of new eden. No place for bogans here, so be aware of that.

Oh god.
Pookoko
Sigma Sagittarii Inc.
#39 - 2016-01-09 14:05:17 UTC
The tricky thing with eve is that so many things that happens/gets said out of the game can be used for/against you in game. A screen shot containing some information you didn't filter out, a casual mention of your weekend activity that gives out an intel, boasting about a nice coup in market that gives hints to competitors, etc, etc. People will go extraordinary lengths to gain that advantage, and will use all/any tools they can to beat you.

People are still 'playing' EvE even when they don't have clients open, setting up operations, discussing strategies, fleet comps, negotiating deals. Making excel sheets while at work, receiving pings on the way back home, staying on voice comm while playing other games, etc, etc.

So basically, people just have to take it serious the old saying "Trust no one", and apply it both in/out of the game. If you don't trust Jita local, you shouldn't trust forums either. :p

Bad Messenger
Rehabilitation Clinic
#40 - 2016-01-09 14:27:56 UTC
Solecist Project wrote:
No ... the logic comes from being a victim, not being a newbie.

We don't need victims who weaken our virtual genepool.


Anyone who ignores quality over quantity has no ground to speak about new players and how we need more of them.


Then why are you commenting here?
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